The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-09-16
Meeting of the Cecil Farmers
Club.

The Club met at A. J. Michener's
on Wednesday, l4th inst. On &C
count of some of the members being
delayed in meeting there was not a
quorum present till IL NJ, when the
President, s. R: Carson, called the
Club to order, nine members answer
ing to their names, as follows: s. r.
Carson, president, T. G. Bond sect,
A. j. Kitchener, W. w. Moore, Enoch
Mccullough, Jno. W. Mccullough,
H H. Duyckinck, Jno. S. Ewing and
Stephen 9. Magraw. Visitors pres
ent were Rev. j. R. Milligan of Zion
Presbyterian Church, Stephen Rey-
nolds, VIM. j. Evans and K. E.
Ewing of the MIDLAND JOURNAL.
After reading the minutes, expert
ments were called for. Mr.. Enoch
Mccullough had sown clover and tim.
othy on oats last spring. The clover
took we'll and look thrifty, but the
timothy had not made good catch.
Mr.. H. H. Duyckinck was expert.
menting with a patch of broom corn,
but the crop was not yet harvested
and disposed of, and hence he was
not prepared to decide on it as q
money crop. Mr.. Kitchener had made
some experiments on potatoes, with
Eureka Fertilizer, National Bone,
and Coudon's mixture The potatoes
where the National bone had been
applied were the largest and finest
tubers. Mr.. Enoch Mccullough had
sown some Alsike Glover in the
spring which was looking remarkably
well and he was well pleased with the
promising appearance of this new
species Of clover.
The host Mr.. A. j. Kitchener was
then called on for the essay which
was on
THE REARING AND MANAGEMENT OF
SWINE.
I have never made swine raising spe-
cialty except for family use. Occasionally
| have raised few for market, and have
had the Berkshire, Essex. Poland China
and Chester White, and my preference is
decidedly in favor of the latter. The Berk.
shire hog is neat. plump and easily fed but
fails to make weight, and is the most mis-.
chevious hog living. The Essex is also a
small nice hog, can be kept on small
amount of feed and perhaps, for person
who wants small meat they may pay. The
Poland China think is likely hog, grows
large and when farmer ships alive is
perhaps best for that purpose. They are
easily fattened and believe pay their way.
In my judgment the Chester White is the
best for all to keep. They are quiet, good
feeders and grow large, make as good meat
as any of the different breeds and are
white. Some say there is as much in the
trough as in the breed. am aware the
trough or its contents has much to do with
the making of pork, but l am convinced
there is much in the breed, and I find when
1 endeavor TO keep pigs in thrifty condi-
ton without milk get left every time, no
matter how much grain 1 feed.
Some say ''its only hog. anything is
good enough" But l find they like good,
clean quarters, as well as other kinds of stock
My experience is, if you have warm pen
young pigs will do we'll, aud pigs farrowed
in February will weigh 200 to $50
pounds the first week in December; ifa
good supply of milk is fed to them while
young.
My usual time for weaving is 4 to 6
weeks old, and feed on milk and bran, ship
stuff, green corn, stalk and all.
l value milk so highly for pig feed. can.
not see how anyone finds profit in selling it
at present prices. l am persuaded we do
not commence to fatten soon enough In the
season. have learned long since that
our corn will make more pork in warm
weather, consequently it pays to commence
feeding early, lightly in Septem Der. in
creasing the amount gradually, until We
get them to eat all they will, not forgetting
to change their feed often toward the close
of feeding; but when the corn becomes hard
| she'll it for roy hogs, put it in the troughs
and keep it covered with clear, cold water
which Is all feed for while before butch,
ering. Much more might be said but |
presume you are all better posted on the
subject than l am.
Remarks by the members.
Mr.. Duyckinck took issue with the
essay in his estimate of white hogs.
His experience in laising and feeding
hogs was that white hogs required
more care than black ones to produce
the best results. Given the same
care and feed black hogs had proved
invariably the best. The Chester
Whites, the favorites of Mr.. Mich.
ener, had large per cent of badly
formed or i'll shaped pigs among
them; much larger proportion than
any other breed he was familiar with.
Mr.. Enoch McCullough's love of
stock did not run toward hogs, and
he did not know much about their
good and bad points or the peculiar.
tiles of the different breeds, but he
agreed with the essay in regard to the
value of milk for feed for pigs. He
had tried selling milk to the creamery,
but found it more profitable to man
ufacture the cream at home and feed
the skim milk to pigs.
Mr.. S. G. Magraw did not take
much stock in hog raising, didn't
profess to understand swine culture,